Matt Bomer in Jesus Christ Superstar

Matt Bomer is a Golden Globe winning American screen and stage actor best known as charismatic con artist Neal Caffrey in White Collar and as Hawkins Fuller in Fellow Travelers. He makes his West End debut as King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in October 2026.

Matt Bomer in Jesus Christ Superstar

Bomer will play King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar at Theatre Royal Drury Lane from 16 to 31 October 2026, making him the first of a rotating line-up of guest stars taking on the role that includes Rob Brydon, Michael Ball, Bob the Drag Queen and Layton Williams across the show’s run at the theatre.

He will join musician Sam Ryder, who reprises the role of Jesus from the production’s summer season at the London Palladium, alongside Desmonda Cathabel as Mary Magdalene, David Thaxton as Pontius Pilate, Bob Harms as Caiaphas, Matty J as Annas and Phil King as Peter. This production of Jesus Christ Superstar is directed by Tim Sheader, with choreography by Drew McOnie and design by Tom Scutt, and reunites the creative team behind the acclaimed 2016 production a decade on.

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About Matt Bomer

Bomer began acting as a teenager and made his professional stage debut at Houston’s Alley Theatre in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire. He trained at Carnegie Mellon University, before moving to New York, where he worked on productions including Spring Awakening and Grey Gardens.

Theatre Credits

Bomer’s theatre credits include Spring Awakening, Grey Gardens and Villa America at Williamstown Theatre Festival, as well as both the Broadway and LA showings of Dustin Lance Black’s play 8.

TV Credits

Bomer’s TV debut was on All My Children in 2000, before he landed the lead role of Neal Caffrey in White Collar, which ran from 2009 to 2014, on which he also served as a producer.

He won a Golden Globe in 2015 and was Emmy-nominated for playing a closeted writer in the TV film The Normal Heart. His performance in Fellow Travelers also brought further Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice and Screen Actors Guild nominations, plus an Emmy nomination.

Bomer’s other TV credits include American Horror Story: Freak Show and American Horror Story: Hotel, Chuck, and Mid-Century Modern, while his film credits include Magic Mike and Magic Mike XXL, The Nice Guys, The Magnificent Seven, The Boys in the Band and Maestro.

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